Former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has endured a difficult start to life at new club Juventus following his big summer move from Villa Park to Turin.
The Brazil international was a star performer for Unai Emery’s side and looked to be a huge loss when he was sold, but has endured an unexpectedly quiet start under Juve boss Thiago Motta.
Motta doesn’t seem to have as much faith in Luiz and instead favors Weston McKennie in that role, so one imagines Luiz must be starting to question whether he made the right decision this summer.
The 26-year-old is surely good enough for a top-flight club like Juventus, and had also been notably linked with Arsenal and other elite European sides before this move.
Luiz might do well to consider his future soon if this continues, but it could also be that Motta was easing the player in slowly.
Former Juventus striker Aldo Serena has weighed in on his analysis of the situation, saying: “I’m very curious to see him at full strength.
“For me, he is the type of player Juventus need now, they don’t have midfielders like that in their squad. Thiago Motta has neglected him so far, but he’s probably not in good form yet.”
